Ottavio Briccola was an Italian general. He was the first Italian governor of Cyrenaica after he had participated in the

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World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

he commanded the 8th corps of the Italian fifth army.The Beginning of Futility Gaetano V. Cavallaro
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1853 births 1924 deaths Military personnel from Turin Italian colonial governors and administrators Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Italian military personnel of World War I Italian generals Grand Officers of the Military Order of Savoy {{Italy-mil-bio-stub